With 2,871 athletes participating and only 98 gold medals up for grabs, most Olympians will go home without the coveted souvenir in their suitcase. And fewer than 10 percent of participants will leave Sochi with any medal at all. If you've dedicated ...

The host of this year's Winter Olympics, Russia, finally won its first gold medal on day two of the games, during the team figure skating competition. Evgeni Plushenko and Julia Lipnitskaia snagged the gold for Russia by winning the free skates compe...

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